P-rallel on UK rave culture: “Everyone in London is playing fucking karaoke music – it’s boring, man”

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NME 100 alumni P-rallel has spoken to NME ahead of the release of his debut full-length project, ‘Movement’ – which is out tomorrow (Friday October 27).

The West London-born DJ-producer has become one of the most-talked-about rising stars in the UK dance scene, now DJing at prestigious festivals such as Boomtown and Glastonbury.

Last year, he gained popularity after dropping the eclectic ‘Forward’ EP, featuring fellow London staples Venna, Rachel Chinouriri, Sam Wise and more.Last month, he launched his upcoming mixtape along with the release of his latest single, ‘It’s A LUNDUN Thing’, which flipped Scott Garcia’s seminal 1997 UK garage song ‘A London Thing’.“I was heavily exposed to Scott Garcia’s original that dropped 26 years ago from my dad playing it when I was a kid and then hearing it, then playing it myself later when I got into spinning garage,” he told NME. “I felt like it was time to bring it back with a 2023 spin, it’s been smashing festivals all summer!”Fans can expect more rambunctious dance music on his upcoming ‘Movement’ mixtape – which the 24-year-old said was full of simply “garage, funky house.”.He told NME that, while making the record, “It didn’t feel like something I wanted to do, it was something I needed to do.

This is the music I wanted to do; very electronic, dance.”The process behind making ‘Movement’ was nothing new, according to p-rallel. “It’s all been easy,” he said. “Still working with friends, still working with people I love, same stuff.”In February, he dropped ‘Evening Time’ with Kam-Bu and BXKS – his first single of the year.